The Sidewalks of Hollywood. A blog by Kerry Morrison, Executive Director of the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance
Last weekend, one of my board members sent me a link to a list: “The Biggest Tourist Traps on Earth.” He was apologetic, but as I read it, I sighed. The Walk of Fame is listed there with the Blarney Stone, Graceland, the Taj Mahal and 23 other locations. Hollywood’s description suggests a neighborhood that has been forgotten by the city of Los Angeles and our tourism officials. It’s hard to not acknowledge the truth in their claims.
If you go to Los Angeles on vacation, don’t go to the Walk of Fame unless you like walking past . . . abandoned buildings while . . . fending off buskers, the homeless and people trying to sell you their mix-tape. Read more...